bead
Object NameRosette Bead
Made FromGlass
Date1399-1100 BCE
Place Madepossibly Southern Greece; possibly Turkey, Aegean Region
Techniquemold-cast
SizeOverall W: 2.1 cm, Th: 0.3 cm
Accession Number95.1.42
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDeep blue, probably translucent glass; cast in open, one-piece mold. Bead: disk-shaped, with two parallel holes for stringing (D. 0.1 cm). Upper surface consists of rosette with circular boss at center and eight petals, each with rounded, upturned end and raised horseshoe-shaped line parallel to edges; lower surface is flat.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
